Flyers 2 – Test 3 Reading & Writing
100% Original Practice Test
An original A2 Reading & Writing practice test about a community puppet theatre preparing for its first public show. This A2 reading & writing practice has 7 parts and 50 questions. Complete each part, then submit to grade your work or use Show Answer to review.
Learning guide
Level: A2.
Topic: The Community Puppet Theatre
Learning objectives
- Match clear everyday definitions to A2 words connected with a community theatre.
- Read a simple illustrated rehearsal scene and identify visible facts.
- Choose natural replies in a conversation about a puppet show.
- Complete a short story with words from a bank and choose its best title.
- Find and report details from an original story about a first performance.
- Use common A2 grammar forms in a short text about a theatre group.
- Complete a short text with one suitable functional word in each gap.
Before you start: Learners can read familiar A2 vocabulary and short stories, recognise common past and present forms, and use basic pronouns, prepositions and conjunctions.
Teacher tip: Ask learners to read the whole definition or sentence before choosing. In the picture task, check that each answer can be decided from a visible position, action or object.
Reading & Writing strategy: Read the instructions and example first. Use picture details and nearby words as clues, reread the whole sentence, and check spelling before submitting.
Part 1 · 10 questions
Choose the correct word
Read each definition and copy the correct word from the box. There is one example. Four words are not needed.
Example: A small piece of paper that lets you enter a show is a ___. → ticket
1. A piece of cloth that can cover a theatre stage is a ___.
2. A tool with two blades for cutting paper is a pair of ___.
3. The people who watch a play together are the ___.
4. A long-handled brush used to sweep the floor is a ___.
5. A toy figure moved by a person to tell a story is a ___.
6. Clothes worn by an actor to look like a character are a ___.
7. A piece of furniture with a flat top, used for working or eating, is a ___.
8. A practice session for a play before it is performed is a ___.
9. The raised area where actors perform is the ___.
10. A container with straight sides and a lid is a ___.
Part 2 · 7 questions
Look and read
Look at the picture. Read the sentences and choose Yes or No. There are two examples.
Example 1: The girl in the red dress is holding a star puppet. → yes
Example 2: The boy in the blue shirt is standing at the table. → no
11. The boy in the blue shirt is cutting green paper with scissors.
12. The woman in the yellow cardigan is holding an open purple box.
13. The boy in the green shirt is sweeping the floor with a broom.
14. The blue bag is on the brown table.
15. The girl in the red dress is to the right of the boy cutting paper.
16. The puppet stage behind the table has red curtains.
17. The woman is sitting at the brown table.
Part 3 · 5 questions
Choose the best response
Read Mia and Leo's conversation. Choose a reply from A–H for each question. There is one example. Two replies are not needed.
Mia and Leo are helping at the hall before the puppet show opens. Mia asks questions and Leo replies. Reply E is used in the example; each reply is used once. Two replies are not needed.
Choose a reply
- Because the paper needs to dry first.
- At two o'clock, just after lunch.
- I'll carry the small blue bag.
- Yes, my aunt made it last week.
- We are putting on a puppet show.
- The green one belongs to Sam.
- You can sit beside the front door.
- I think the funny king is my favourite.
Example: Mia: What are you doing in the hall today? → We are putting on a puppet show.
18. Mia: When does the show begin?
19. Mia: Why are you leaving the painted sign by the window?
20. Mia: Which character do you like best?
21. Mia: Did your aunt make the queen puppet last week?
22. Mia: Where can I sit to watch the show?
Part 4 · 6 questions
Choose the correct word
Read the text. Choose a word from the box for each gap. There is one example and four words are not needed. Then choose the best title.
On Thursday (example) afternoon, Ella arrived at the hall for a puppet rehearsal. A small cloth puppet called Pip was lying [23] a blue chair. One of his arms had come loose, so Ella's mother showed her how to use a needle and some strong [24]. Ella worked [25] while her mother watched from the doorway. When the arm was fixed, Ella [26] a loose button back onto the puppet's coat as well. She had [27] the needle from her mother, so she put it safely away to give back to her after the rehearsal.
Example: On ___ afternoon, Ella arrived at the hall for a puppet rehearsal. → Thursday
28. Choose the best title for the text.
Part 5 · 7 questions
Read the story and complete the sentences
Read the story. Complete each sentence with one, two, three or four words. There are two examples.
Nia and Omar's First Show
On Saturday morning, Nia arrived at the community hall with a box of puppets. Her friend Omar was already there, painting a moon for the final scene. They had practised their play for three weeks, but this was the first time they would perform it for an audience. Nia put on an orange jumper and checked that the paper bird puppet was inside the box. Omar placed his red moon beside the small blue puppet booth, which had red curtains and a yellow star on the front.
Just before the show, the hall lights went out for a few seconds. Nia felt worried, but Omar found the switch and soon the room was bright again. Their teacher, Mrs Green, told them to take a slow breath and remember their first line. The families came in and sat on the chairs. Nia and Omar waited behind the curtain until Mrs Green introduced their play.
At first, Nia spoke too quietly, so she moved closer to the front of the stage. The children in the audience could then hear the bird's story. Omar stood beside Nia in his blue jacket and held up the moon at the right moment, and everyone watched as the bird found its way home. When the play ended, the families clapped. Nia and Omar bowed together. After the show, a little girl asked how they had made the bird's wings move. Nia showed her the sticks behind the puppet and explained that they had made it from paper. The two friends packed their things away and agreed to write another play for the next community day.
Example 1: Nia arrived at the hall on ___. → Saturday morning
Example 2: Omar was painting a ___ for the final scene. → moon
29. Nia brought a box of ___.
30. Nia and Omar had practised their play for ___.
31. Nia felt worried when the ___ went out.
32. Mrs Green told the children to take a slow ___.
33. Nia moved closer to the front because she was speaking too ___.
34. The audience ___ when the play ended.
35. The friends agreed to write another play for the next ___.
Part 6 · 10 questions
Choose the correct word
Read the text and choose the correct word for each space. There is one example.
Our theatre group meets (example) every Thursday after school. Last week, we [36] a short story about a lost puppet. Mrs Lane, [37] leads our group, helped us choose the parts. I brought [38] old blanket to use as a curtain. The smallest puppet was [39] than the others, so we put it near the front. We made two paper stars and hung them [40] the stage. Sam wanted to paint another one, [41] there was no yellow paint left. The children [42] very excited when the families arrived. Everyone listened [43] while Mia told the first part of the story. At the end, the children asked [44] we could perform it again next month. Our teacher smiled and said, 'You all did very [45]!'
Example: Our theatre group ___ every Thursday after school. → meets
Part 7 · 5 questions
Complete the text
Read the text and write one word in each space. There is one example.
Our puppet group meets on (example) Fridays. We practise [46] the community hall after school. Everyone brings a puppet. Before the show, we look [47] each puppet's face to check that its eyes are still attached. If a button comes loose, we sew it [48] again. Our teacher asks us to speak clearly so that everyone can hear. Before we begin, the closed curtain is in front of us, so we wait [49] it. When the play is over, we thank the audience [50] coming to see us.
Example: Our puppet group meets ___ Fridays. → on
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Answer reasons
- curtain — A curtain can be opened to show the stage and closed between scenes.
- scissors — Scissors have two blades that cut paper or other light materials.
- audience — The audience is the group of people watching a show.
- broom — A broom is used to sweep dust from a floor.
- puppet — A puppet is a figure controlled by a person during a performance.
- costume — An actor wears a costume to look like a character in a play.
- table — A table has a flat surface where people can put or work on things.
- rehearsal — A rehearsal is when performers practise before the show.
- stage — Actors stand on a stage so the audience can see them.
- box — A box is a container for keeping or carrying things.
- yes — In the middle, the seated boy uses scissors to cut green paper.
- no — She is holding a closed purple box.
- yes — The boy at the far right is sweeping with a broom.
- no — The blue bag is under the table.
- no — The girl is on the left, and the boy cutting paper is in the middle.
- yes — The small puppet stage at the back of the room has red curtains.
- no — The woman stands on the right and holds the box.
- At two o'clock, just after lunch. — The reply gives the time the show begins.
- Because the paper needs to dry first. — The reply gives a reason for leaving the sign where it is.
- I think the funny king is my favourite. — This reply names the character Leo likes best.
- Yes, my aunt made it last week. — The reply says Leo's aunt made the puppet. The yes politely confirms that Mia's guess was right.
- You can sit beside the front door. — Leo tells Mia where she can sit to watch, answering her question about a place.
- on — Pip was lying on the seat of the blue chair while Ella repaired him.
- thread — Thread is used with a needle to sew the puppet's arm.
- quietly — Quietly is an adverb describing the way Ella worked; careful is an adjective.
- sewed — Ella used a needle and thread to attach the button, so she sewed it back on.
- borrowed — She used the needle temporarily and planned to take it home again.
- Ella Fixes Pip — The story is about Ella fixing Pip's loose arm and sewing a button back on before the puppet rehearsal.
- puppets — Nia arrived carrying a box of puppets.
- three weeks — The story says they practised for three weeks.
- hall lights / lights — The hall lights went out for a few seconds just before the show.
- breath — Their teacher told them to take a slow breath and remember the first line.
- quietly — Nia moved forward so the audience could hear her because she had spoken too quietly.
- clapped / clapped their hands — The families clapped after the play ended.
- community day — At the end, they decide to write a new play for the next community day.
- wrote — Last week places the completed action in the past, and wrote is the past form of write.
- who — Who introduces extra information about a person, Mrs Lane.
- an — Old begins with a vowel sound, so an is used before it.
- shorter — Than signals a comparison, so the comparative shorter is needed.
- above — Above means in a higher position than the stage.
- but — But connects Sam's wish with the contrasting problem that no yellow paint remained.
- were — Children is plural, and arrived places this event in the past, so were is correct.
- carefully — Carefully is the adverb that describes how the audience listened.
- if — If introduces the indirect yes-or-no question asking whether another performance is possible.
- well — Did very well describes a successful performance. Well is an adverb; good is an adjective, and very cannot modify the comparative better.
- in / at — Both in the community hall and at the community hall are natural ways to say where the group practises.
- at — Look at means direct your eyes towards something; here the children examine the puppet faces.
- on / back — Sew it on again and sew it back again both mean reattach the loose button.
- behind — If the curtain is in front of the performers, they are behind it.
- for — Thank someone for doing something is the correct pattern.
Teacher tip
Ask learners to read the whole definition or sentence before choosing. In the picture task, check that each answer can be decided from a visible position, action or object.